{"product_id":"9781847493552","title":"The Jew's Beech","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jew's Beech\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Annette von Droste-Hülshoff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, The Jew's Beech centres on two brutal murders in rural Westphalia – the first of a local forester and the second of a Jewish moneylender near a beech tree - and the impact these events have on the life of Friedrich Mergel, a local herdsman with a turbulent family history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA prototype of the murder mystery and a thoughtful examination of village society, this intriguing novella contains hints of the Gothic and the uncanny - ominous thunderstorms, mysterious disappearances, eerie doppelgängers and grisly discoveries in the depths of the forest – as well as a famously ambiguous climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781847493552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Alma Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40671093719246,"sku":"9781847493552","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781847493552","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}